Horizon：Strangest buildings in the world
【明報專訊】Here are some of the strangest buildings in the world. Some are fun and wonderful but some are weird and bizarre!
USA -
The Basketbuilding
THE huge basket is a building which was owned by the Longaberger Company. It made and sold hand-woven baskets. Their products were popular in the 1980s to 1990s. Since there was a decrease in demand, the company sold the building to a developer in 2017. In 2019, it was announced that a company would turn this fun building into a basket-shaped hotel.
South Korea -
Mr. Toilet House
THIS toilet-shaped building is a toilet-themed museum which showcases a lot of exhibits and artworks about toilets. Visitors can learn about the history of toilets there. Its owner Mr Sim(沈載德) was called Mr. Toilet because he put effort in improving public toilets when he was the mayor of the city of Suwon(水原市). He even lived inside this weird building.
India -
Fish building
THIS building is unofficially called Fish building by a lot of people because of its shape. It serves as the headquarters of the National Fisheries Development Board. Although most people are fascinated by its cute shape, some people find it inconvenient to enter the building because we have to climb up about 30 steps in order to get to the reception.
■Gear up
Which of the following is true?
A. Fish building closed down.
B. Mr. Toilet House is a museum.
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
demand (n) 需求
mayor (n) 市長
headquarters (n) 總部
reception(n) 接待處
[Smarties' Power English 第303期]
